UC-NRLF 


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Statistics  regarding 


California  Irrigation 
Districts 


For  year  1916-1917 


The  contents  of  this  circular,  while  not  guaranteed,  are  based  on 
information  either  furnished  by  the  Secretary  of  each  District  or  received 
from  other  sources  which  I  regard  as  reliable. 


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EDWARD  N.  PEARSON,  Jr. 

433  California  Street 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL. 


Telephone  Sutter  5208 


March,  1917 


: 

District  -    •'/•  -J '  -  '  s :  -  '«  - ;  -    ^   '< 

imperial 

Alta 

Turlock 

Modesto 

Oakc 

Imperial 

Tulare 

Stanislaus  and 
Merced 

Stanislaus 

Stanisla; 
San  Jo: 

Population  (estimated)    -     -     - 

40,000 

6,000 

12,000 

15,000 

Date  of  Organization  -    -    -     - 

July  14,  1911 

Aug.  14,  1888 

June  6,  1887 

July  23,  1887 

Nov.  1, 

Vote  on  Organization      .    -     - 

Yes          No 
1304        360 

Yes          No 
326            19 

Yes          No 
291            73 

Yes          No 
700           156 

Yes 
348 

Number  of  Assessment  Payers 

6,982 

3,200 

5,340 

3,150 

Gross  Acreage 

576,600 

130,000 

176,210 

81,183 

7' 

Irrigated  Acreage 

333,724 

100,000 

89,049 

52,000 

i; 

Percentage  of  Irrigated 
Acreage  to  Gross  Acreage 

58% 

79% 

50% 

64% 

Principal  Products       -    -    -     - 

Alfalfa,  bar- 
ley,   wheat, 
cotton,  corn, 
fruits,  vege- 
tables,    live 
stock. 

Raisins,  dairy 

Alfalfa,  corn, 
beans,  melons, 
fruit,  dairy 

Alfalfa,corn, 
beans,  fruits, 
dairy 

Alfalfa, 
beans, 
corn,     i 
almonds 

(See  Note  A) 
Assessed  Valuation      .... 

$26,247,596 

$3,077,414 

$9,796,745 

$6,947,605 

$3,351 

(See  No 
$2,40( 

(See  Note  B) 
Authorized  Bonded  Debt     -     - 

(See  note  C) 
$3,500,000 

(See  Note  D) 
$500,000 

(See  Note  D) 
$2,662,000 

(See  Note  D) 
$2,219,483 

Percentage  of  Bonded  Debt  to 
Asssessed  Valuation     -    -    - 

13.33% 

16.24% 

27.17% 

31.94% 

/ 

Assessed  Valuation  per  acre     - 

$45.52 

$23.67 

$55.59 

$85.57 

$^ 

Present  Bonded  Debt  per  acre 

$6.07 

$3.84 

$15.10 

$27.33 

$:- 

Tax  Rate  per  $100     -    -    -    - 

$1.75 

$2.37 

$3.10 

$3.00 

3 

Total  Tax  Levy 

$459,332 

$72,934 

$303,527 

$208,428 

$19: 

Tax  Levy  per  acre 

$0.79 

$0.56 

$1.72 

$2.56 

3 

Source  of  Water  Supply      -    - 

Colorado 
River 

Kings  River 

Tuolumne 
River 

Tuolumne 
River 

Stanisl 
Rive 

Type  of  Irrigation  System  -    - 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Gravi 

Approximate  Market  Value  of 
bonds  March  1,  1917  -    -     - 

Yielding  5.10% 
to  5.15% 

Yielding  4. 75% 

Yielding  4.75% 

Yielding  4. 75% 

Yielding 

South  San 
Joaquin 


San  Joaquin 


.000 


May  24, 1909 


Yes 
376 


No 

87 


2,000 


Ofc 


fife 


71,050 


33,524 


40% 


Alfalfa, corn, 
beans,  beets, 
sunflowers, 
fruits,  vege- 
tables 


$5,454,464 


(See  Note  D) 
$3,835,000 


71% 


$76.76 


$53.97 


$5.00 


$272,723 


$3.83 


Stanislaus 
River 


Gravity 


Yielding  5. 15% 


$457,620,000 
FROM  CALIFORNIA  FARMS 


The  following  estimated  farm  production  during  1916 
depended,  in  a  substantial  measure,  upon  the  practice  of 
irrigation. 


Hay $55,000,000 

*Dairy  Products      .     .     .  45,630,000 

Cereals 41,040,000 

*Citrus  Fruits     ....  40,000,000 

Meat  Products       .     .     .  37,000,000 
*Dried  Fruits,  Raisins, Prunes  34,000,000 

*Fresh  Fruits       ....  28,000,000 

*Beet  Sugar 25,000,000 

*Table  and  Wine  Grapes  21,300,000 

*Beans        20,600,000 

*Canned  Fruits  and 

Vegetables       .     .     .  20,000,000 

Poultry  Products  .     .     .  20,000,000 


*Potatoes  and  Onions 

*Fresh  Vegetables   .     . 

*Cotton 

*Nuts 

*Nursery  Products 

*Rice 

*MeIons 

Olives  and  Olive  Oil 

V^ool 

Hops 

*Seeds   

Vinegar  and  Cider 
Honey  and  Wax     . 


$17,500,000 
12,000,000 
5,600,000 
5,000,000 
5,000,000 
4,750,000 
4,000,000 
3,500,000 
3,000,000 
3,000,000 
3,000,000 
2,500,000 
1,200,000 


Total $457,620,000 


^Irrigation  practiced 


My  recommendation  of  certain  California  Irrigation  District 
bonds  is  founded  on  these  unchangeable  facts  —  namely,  that 
agricultural  land  is  indestructible,  that  there  is  no  substitute 
for  water  in  making  soil  productive  and  that  the  prosperity  of 
the  business  of  farming,  which  is  California's  dominant  and 
most  enduring  industry,  depends  vitally,  and  will  continue  to, 
upon  the  practice  of  irrigation. 

These  facts  constitute  a  confidence-inspiring  starting-point 
from  which  to  analyze  an  investment  structure. 


^Bf 

District 

1     Imperial 

Alta 

Turlock 

Modesto 

Oakdale 

South  San 
Joaquin 

Anderson. 
Cottonwood 

Waterford 

Alpaugh 

Lindsay. 
Strathmore 

Terra  Bella 

Carmichael 

Imperial 

Tulare 

Stanislaus  and 
I^erced 

Sunislaus 

Stanislaus  and 
San  Joaquin 

San  Joaquin 

Shasta  and 
Tehama 

Stanislaus 

Tulare 

Tulare 

Tulare 

Sacramento 

Population  (estimated)    -     -    - 

40,000 

6,000 

12,000 

15,000 

5,000 

8,000 

3,000 

200 

700 

(See  note  H) 
700 

500 

100 

Date  of  Organization  -    .    -    - 

July  14,  1911 

Aug.  14,  1888 

June  6, 1887 

July  23, 1887 

Nov.  1, 1909 

May  24,  1909 

July  27, 1914 

Sept.  6,  1913 

Mar.  22,  1915 

Oct.  26,  1915 

Aug.  16, 1915 

Feb.  7,  1915 

Yes          No 
1304        360 

Yes         No 
326           19 

Yes         No     1    Yes         No 
291           73    1    700          156 

Yes         No 
348           27 

Yes          No 
376            87 

Yes         No 
482            17 

Yes         No 

50               1 

Yes          No 
77              14 

Yes         No 
150           20 

Yes          No 
75          none 

Yes          No 
54                5 

Number  of  Assessment  Payers 

6,982 

3,200 

5,340 

3,150 

1,671 

2,000 

639 

106 

300 

520 

300 

77 

Gross  Acreage 

576,600 

130.000 

176,210 

81,183 

74,156 

71,050 

31,840 

14,615 

7,994 

15,236 

12,000 

3,100 

Irrigated  Acreage 

333,724 

100,000 

89,049 

52,000 

15,000 

33,524 

System  being 
constructed 

System  being 
constructed 

System  being 
enlarged 

System  being 
constructed 

System  being 
constructed 

System  being 
constructed 

Percentage  of  Irrigated 
Acreage  to  Gross  Acreage 

58% 

79% 

50% 

64% 

20% 

40% 

Principal  Products       -     .     .     . 

Alfalfa,  bar- 
ley,   wheat, 

fruits,  vege- 
tables,    live 
stock. 

Raisins,  dairy 

Alfalfa.corn, 
beans, melons, 
fruit,  dairy 

AlfaIfa,com, 
beans,  fruits, 
dairy 

Alfalfa,  peas, 
beans,      rice, 
com,     grain, 
almonds 

Alfalfa,corn, 
beans,  beets, 
sunflowers, 
fruits,   vege- 
tables 

Alfalfa, grain, 
prunes,    al- 
monds,grapes 
(11,000  acres) 

Grain 
(11,000  acres) 

Alfalfa.grain, 
beets,    seed 
crops 
(3,900  acres) 

Citrus  fruits 
(5,000  acres) 

Citrus  and 
deciduous 
fruits 
(2,000  acres) 

Citrus  and 
deciduous 
fruits 
(830  acres) 

(See  Note  A) 
Assessed  Valuation      .... 

$26,247,596 

$3,077,414 

$9,796,745 

$6,947,605 

$3,351,600 

$5,454,464 

$1,315,073 

$707,216 

$422,402 

$1,515,957 

$600,000 

$188,420 

(See  Note  B) 
Authorized  Bonded  Debt     -     . 

(See  note  C) 
$3,500,000 

(See  Note  D) 
$500,000 

(Sec  Note  D) 
$2,662,000 

(See  Note  D) 
$2,219,483 

(See  Note  D) 
$2,400,000 

(See  Note  D) 
$3,835,000 

(See  Note  E) 
$480,000 

$465,000 

$283,000 

$1,400,000 

$1,000,000 

(OnlyI6l)0.0«0is.iied) 

(See  Note  F) 
100% 

$90,000 

Percentage  of  Bonded  Debt  to 
Asssessed  Valuation     -     -     • 

1333% 

16.24% 

27.17% 

31.94% 

71.60% 

71% 

36.50% 

65.75% 

66.99%1                92.35% 

(See  Note  F) 
30.57% 

Assessed  Valuation  per  acre    -                 $45.52 

$23.67 

$55.59 

$85.57 

$45.19 

$76.76 

$41.30 

$48.39 

$52.83 

$99  49 

$50.00 

$60.78 

Present  Bonded  Debt  per  acre     [              $6  07 

$3.84 

$15.10 

$27.33 

$32.36 

$53.97 

$15.07 

$31.81 

$35.40 

$91.89 

(See  Note  G) 
$50.00 

(See  Note  G) 
$18.58 

Tax  Rate  per  «100     .    .    .    .     |              $1.75 

$2.37 

$3.10 

$3.00 

$5.90 

$5.00 

$4.00 

$3.06 

$8.50 

$8.00 

$6.00 

$6.50 

Total  Tax  Levy 

$459,332 

$72,934 

$303,527 

$208,428 

$197,744 

$272,723 

$52,602 

$21,640 

$35,904 

$121,276 

$36,000 

$12,247 

Tax  Levy  per  acre 

$0.79 

$0.56 

$1.72 

$2.56 

$2.66 

$3.83 

$1.65 

$1.48 

$4.49 

$7.95 

$3.00 

$3.91 

Source  of  Water  Supply      .    . 

Colorado 
River 

King.  River 

Tuolumne 
River 

Tuolumne 
River 

Stanislaus 
River 

Stanislaus 
River 

Sacramento 
River 

"SS.S" 

Wells 

Wells 

Wells 

North  fork 
American  River 

Type  of  Irrigation  System  -    . 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Gravit^ 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Gravity 

Pumping 

Pumping 

Pumping 

Pumping 

Approximate  Market  Value  of 
bonds  March  1,  1917  .     -     - 

Yielding  5.10% 
to  5.15% 

Yielding  4.75% 

Yielding  4.75% 

Yielding4.75% 

Yielding  5!  15% 

Yielding5.15% 

Yicldine5,50% 

Yielding  5.70% 
to  5.80% 

Yielding  53s  % 
to  5., 50% 

Yielding  5.60% 
to  5.75% 

Not  on  market 

None  on  market 

IMPORTAJNT 

The  investment  desirability  of  specific  California  Irrigation 
District  bonrJs  cannot  be  conclusively  indicated  by  statistics  of 
the  nature  herewith  given.  A  thorough  knowledge  of  all 
phases  of  each  District  is  essential. 

EXPLANATION 

Note  A 

The  values  shown  on  the  assessment  roU  are  for  the  land 
alone.  Improvements  (buildings,  trees,  vines,  etc.)  and  person- 
al property)  which  are  assessed  by  counties,  cities  and  school 
districts,  are  not  assessed  by  California  Irrigation  Districts. 
Therefore,  the  assessed  valuation  does  not  indicate  the  real 
values  which  are  "pledged"  to  "secure"  the  payment  of  an 
Irrigation  District  bond  issue.  Furthermore,  the  assessed  valu- 
ation does  not  include  the  value  of  the  irrigation  system,  which 
is  generally  equal  to  the  total  bonded  debt. 

NoteB 

The  bonded  debt  is  retired  in  serial  payments  commenc- 
ing not  later  than  the  twenty-first  year  and  ending  not  later 
than  the  fortieth  year  after  bonds  are  issued. 

NoteC 

Issuance  of  additional  $2,500,000  bonds  contemplated  for 
improvements. 

Note  D 

Issuance  of  additional  bonds  expected  to  be  required  to 
provide  mountain  storage  of  the  flood  waters. 

NoteE 

Issuance  of  about  $500,000  additional  bonds  contemplated 
to  complete  system;  no  mountain  storage  required- 
Note  F 

Percentage  of  issued  bonds  to  assessed  valuation. 

NoteG 

Outstanding  bonded  debt  per  acre. 

NoteH 

Towns  of  Lindsay  and  Strathmore  are  not  included  m 
the  District. 


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BOND   DEPARTMENT 

August  20th,  1917. 

Mr.  J.  C.  Rowell,  Librarian, 
University  of  California, 
BERKELEY,  GAL. 
Dear  Sir:- 

In  response  to  yoxir  letter  of  August  l6th, 
I  take  pleasure  in  enclosing  four  copies  of  iny  circu- 
lar containing  statistical  information  regarding  Cali- 
fornia Irrigation  districts. 

Very  truly  yours. 


ENP-B 


Bond  Department. 


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